by Office | Apr 3, 2019 | Fluoride / Fluoridation
In 1909, the great dental researcher GV Black traveled to Colorado Springs to see what a young dentist named Frederick McKay had observed among the children there: Nearly all of them had incredibly dark brown stains on their teeth. “I spent considerable time walking...
by Office | Feb 13, 2019 | Fluoride / Fluoridation
Most of us are exposed to some amount of fluoride, even if we take steps to ensure that our toothpaste and home water supply is fluoride-free. Any food or drink processed with fluoridated water will contain some of the stuff. Fortunately, there are holistic ways to...
by Office | Nov 28, 2018 | Fluoride / Fluoridation
If you buy the idea that fluoride prevents cavities – hint: it doesn’t really – fluoridation can seem like a common sense solution: You simply drink fluoride-treated water, and your count your teeth as protected, right? Wrong. Research has shown that any benefit...
by Office | Sep 5, 2018 | Fluoride / Fluoridation, Oral Hygiene
Recently, headlines everywhere were hollering about the danger of fluoride-free toothpastes. “They won’t stop cavities!” concerned “experts” warned. Why the sudden interest? A new review of selected previous studies concluded that Personal oral hygiene in the absence...
by Office | May 2, 2018 | Fluoride / Fluoridation
So back to the problem of drinking fluoride – or rather, how to avoid that problem to begin with. The answer isn’t necessarily bottled water. Bottled waters vary widely in quality. Some are no more than packaged water from municipal supplies. Where those supplies are...
by Office | Apr 25, 2018 | Fluoride / Fluoridation
So if fluoridation isn’t all that, what about applying fluoride directly to the teeth? Are the benefits worth the risk? The idea that topical fluoride is safer and more effective than fluoride you swallow is a common one. Hence, all the toothpastes, mouthwashes, and...
